Meitetsu Kōwa Line
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History
Before Meitetsu ownership
In the Taisho era, the only railway line connecting eastern Chita peninsula and Nagoya was the Taketoyo Line, which was inconvenient at the time due to its low number of trains.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Following petitions from local residents,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aichi Electric Railways gained approval in December 1912 to build a railway line from Owari Yokosuka Station, which was under construction at the time to Handa.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". However, the approval expired at the end of 1915 without the construction even beginning due to the economic depression at the time affecting the company.[1]Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In 1924, several influential people in the Handa and Kowa regions planned to establish a company named Chita Electric Railways. The group of people requested technical help from the Aichi Electric Railways, and approval to construct a railway line from Ōtagawa Station to Kowa was gained in 1926. The company renamed to Chita railways in 1927, with Kiyonari Aikawa as the first CEO.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The construction for the section between Ōtagawa and Narawa Station began from December 1929. The construction was able to continue despite the Wall Street crash of 1929 thanks to financial and technical aid from the Aichi Electric Railways,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and the Chita Electric Railway Co. opened the 15.8 km Otagawa – Narawa section for passenger services, electrified at 1500 V DC,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". in 1931. The 10.0 km section between Narawa and Kōwaguchi Station opened in 1932.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sumiyoshichō Station, Aoyama Station, and Template:Ill opened in 1933. The 3.0 km extension to Kōwa Station opened in August 1935 due to delays in land acquirement.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The company merged into Meitetsu on February 1, 1943Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". with the ratio of 10:7.5, with all trains, infrastructures and employees transferred to Meitetsu. The line renamed to the current name, Kōwa line in 1948.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Under Meitetsu ownership
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Network and operations
Services
Prior to the March 2023 revision of timetables, many trains provided through service to Utsumi Station via the Chita New Line, which was drastically reduced after March 2023.[4] Most trains provide through service to Kanayama Station via Tokoname Line. Template:Ill services to Nagoya Station departs from Kōwa every 30 minutes.[5]
Operators
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Route
Meitetsu Kōwa Line branches off Ōtagawa Station to head southeast, running west of Taketoyo Line from Chitahanda to Chita-Taketoyo. The line continues south of the Chita peninsula. Meitetsu Chita New Line branches off southwest into Utsumi Station from Fuki Station. Most of the line is double-tracked, although the section between Kōwaguchi and Kōwa is single-tracked.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Stations
The line serves 20 stations (19 excluding Ōtagawa) across the length of the line. The three stations, Ōtagawa, Takayokosuka, and Aoyama are elevated while all other stations are built at grade.
| No. | Name | Japanese | Between (km) | Distance (km) | Local | Semi Express | Express | Rapid Express | Limited Express | Connections | Location |
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| TA09 | Template:STN | 太田川 | - | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Meitetsu Tokoname Line | Tōkai |
| KC01 | Template:STN | 高横須賀 | 1.3 Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1.3 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ||
| KC02 | Kagiya-Nakanoike | 加木屋中ノ池 | 1.4[6] | 2.7[6] | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ||
| KC03 | Template:STN | 南加木屋 | 1.4Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | ||
| KC04 | Template:STN | 八幡新田 | 1.8Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 5.9 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ||
| KC05 | Template:STN | 巽ヶ丘 | 1.2Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 7.1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | Chita | |
| KC06 | Template:STN | 白沢 | 0.8Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 7.9 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | Agui, Chita District | |
| KC07 | Template:STN | 坂部 | 1.6Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 9.5 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ||
| KC08 | Template:STN | 阿久比 | 1.1Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 10.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| KC09 | Template:STN | 植大 | 1.6Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 12.2 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ||
| KC10 | Template:STN | 半田口 | 1.0Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 13.2 | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | ｜ | Handa | |
| KC11 | Template:STN | 住吉町 | 0.8Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 14.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▼ | ||
| KC12 | Template:STN | 知多半田 | 0.8Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 14.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Taketoyo Line (Template:STN) | |
| KC13 | Template:STN | 成岩 | 1.0Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 15.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ｜ | ||
| KC14 | Template:STN | 青山 | 1.0Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 16.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Taketoyo Line (Template:STN) | |
| KC15 | Template:STN | 上ゲ | 2.2Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 19.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ｜ | Taketoyo, Chita District | |
| KC16 | Template:STN | 知多武豊 | 0.8Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 19.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Taketoyo Line (Template:STN) | |
| KC17 | Template:STN | 富貴 | 2.5Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 22.3 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Meitetsu Chita New Line | |
| KC18 | Template:STN | 河和口 | 3.5Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 25.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | Mihama, Chita District | |
| KC19 | Template:STN | 河和 | 3.0Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 28.8 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
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Infrastructure
Accessibility
Several stations on the line have been upgraded to feature ramps, lifts, and elevators due to requests from passing municipalities.[7]
References
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